Poultry and Pork Products Transiting the United States

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form VS 16-3 Poultry and Pork Products Transiting - Business Form	Modified
REVISED APHIS 71 - 0145.xls Supplementary Document	2015-03-25
March Revised SS 2015.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-03-25
2014 APHIS 79 - 0145.xls Supplementary Document	2015-03-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2271	Poultry and Pork Products Transiting - Business Form	Modified
186120	Poultry and Pork Products from Mexico Transiting - Government	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0579-0145	ICR Reference No: 201502-0579-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Poultry and Pork Products Transiting the United States
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/09/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2015
Responses	50	0	36
Time Burden (Hours)	42	0	34
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this collection is to ensure that intransit movement of poultry and pork products presents a negligible risk of END or CSF into the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 8301 Name of Law: National Animal Health Protection Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 38483	07/08/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 16359	03/27/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Poultry and Pork Products Transiting - Business	VS 16-3	Application for Permit to: Import or Transport Controlled Material or Organisms or Vectors
Poultry and Pork Products from Mexico Transiting - Government

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	50	36	0	0	14	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42	34	0	0	8	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The transit of poultry carcasses, parts, or products (except eggs and egg products) and pork and pork products from Mexican States determined by APHIS to be free of END and CSF has increased slightly because of changes in market demand. Therefore, number of respondents increased from 28 to 34, due to APHIS receiving more applications for imports. As the chart above shows, there is also an adjustment in responses from 36 to 50, and an adjustment in burden hours from 34 to 42. .

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,920

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/30/2015

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